A recent article on the BBC website asks, in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner, whether technology can bring lawyers into the 21st Century. The media often portray lawyers as clinging on to time-honoured practices, increasing the time taken to pursue cases – as well as the charges to their clients. But is this accurate? Whilst it […]
The ransomware attack on Lincolnshire County Council last week has now been resolved, but once again the dangers that may lurk within email messages have been highlighted. When members of any organisation are accustomed to using email to transfer information that is critical or necessary for the business, the likelihood of inadvertently opening messages that […]
In October 2015 Safe4 launched the Digital Inheritance Vault at the Society of Will Writers annual Conference in Redditch, UK. Since then, the will writing community have been adopting the service in increasing numbers to offer it to their clients. One of the key benefits that the Vault provides is the ability to keep a […]
The use of email to carry confidential client information is still a significant cause of computer crime in the UK, with more than 70% of law firms persisting with the use of this high-risk means of carrying confidential information. The latest instance has seen a tragic case involving newly-wed first time buyers lose their life […]
In recent months the development team at Safe4 have been actively engaged with enhancements to the service that will improve the user’s experience, and help us to meet the many requirements for new capabilities that are constantly arising. The release of version 4.3 marks an important step towards a number of significant developments that will […]
Proving that information has been accessed after it has been delivered can be a challenge. That is the main purpose of the detailed File History within Safe4, and it is proving to be of increasing value to customers and their clients. Whether the activity in question is a complex corporate merger or acquisition, a personal […]
Safe4 has for over 5 years offered a document delivery and storage service that is highly secure, flexible, and exceptional value for money. Still, however, a number of organisations believe that “secure” email is a viable alternative for getting confidential documents safely to clients and other external parties. Recent events suggest that some providers of […]
Back in 2010, when we launched the company, we decided that all of the information held within Safe4 would be stored in UK-only data centres accredited to the ISO 27001 security standard. That decision has been vindicated on many occasions since, and has been given further weight by a recent ruling at the European Court […]
The last month has seen outages from Dropbox and Amazon Web Services, and this morning there is a report of what seems like a distatrous failure of Google Docs. Take a look at this. During September, Safe4 achieved another month of 100% availability, together with a further surge in user numbers. Response times were again […]
Safe4 will be opening the Society of Will Writers annual conference in Redditch on Monday 5 October, with a presentation focussing on the Digital Legacy, and how it can be captured and preserved for future generations. The conference will also mark the official launch of the Safe4 Digital Inheritance Vault, designed to enable will writers […]
